How to set-up Automation in C# for iOS Native Safari Browser using Appium?

How to set-up Automation in C# for iOS Native Safari Browser using Appium?

Steps To Follow:

Call the below method while initializing the Native Safari browser of iOS from your Selenium test script:

The below test code was tested in C# using Visual Studio using Selenium & Appium.

Set-up Configurations to connect, start Appium server and automate:

public static IWebDriver driver;
DesiredCapabilities capabilities;
System.Diagnostics.Process process;
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo;
AppiumLocalService service;

 public void iOSWebDriverInitialise()
        {
            capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
            process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
            startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
            service = AppiumLocalService.BuildDefaultService();

//To connect to the already open iOS simulator in Mac             capabilities.SetCapability("app", "");
            capabilities.SetCapability("platformName", "iOS");
            capabilities.SetCapability("platformVersion", "11.2");
            capabilities.SetCapability("deviceName", "iPhone 6");    

//To launch the native Safari Browser in the iOS simulator in Mac to automate test scripts              
            capabilities.SetCapability("bundleId", "com.apple.mobilesafari"); 
            capabilities.SetCapability("automationName", "XCUITest");
            capabilities.SetCapability("WebDriverAgent", "http://localhost:8100");   
            

            driver = new IOSDriver<AppiumWebElement>(new  Uri("http://IPAddressOfAppiumServer:PortOfAppiumServer/wd/hub"), capabilities, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60));

        }

The above code programatically starts the appium server and connects to the already open simulator as long the rest of the details such as IP-address, Port & WebDriverAgent port of Appium Server match.